1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-7141-1

USN-7141-1: oFono vulnerabilities

Publication date

9 December 2024

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in oFono.

Releases

Packages

  • ofono - Mobile telephony stack

Details

It was discovered that oFono incorrectly handled decoding SMS messages
leading to a stack overflow. A remote attacker could potentially use
this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2023-2794, CVE-2023-4233, CVE-2023-4234)

It was discovered that oFono incorrectly handled decoding SMS messages
leading to a stack overflow. A remote attacker could potentially use
this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2023-2794, CVE-2023-4233, CVE-2023-4234)

Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to restart oFono to make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
24.10 oracular ofono –  1.31-3ubuntu3.24.10.1
24.04 noble ofono –  1.31-3ubuntu3.24.04.1
22.04 jammy ofono –  1.31-3ubuntu1.1
20.04 focal ofono –  1.31-2ubuntu1+esm1  
18.04 bionic ofono –  1.21-1ubuntu1+esm1  
16.04 xenial ofono –  1.17.bzr6912+16.04.20160314.3-0ubuntu1+esm1  

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